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2. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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   An empty fire extinguisher which was not replaced for years. Most countries in the world require regular fire extinguisher maintenance by a competent person to operate safely and effectively, as part of fire safety legislation. Lack of maintenance can lead to an extinguisher not discharging when required, or rupturing when pressurized.

3. Hwaseong battery factory fire - Wikipedia

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   The batteries contained many flammable components such as lithium, causing the fire to spread rapidly. Large clouds of white smoke were present throughout, with numerous explosions occurring. [ 1 ] About 100 people were working at the warehouse at the time of the initial explosion. [ 5 ]

4. Purple-K - Wikipedia

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   Purple-K, also known as PKP, is a dry-chemical fire suppression agent used in some dry chemical fire extinguishers. [1] It is the second most effective dry chemical in fighting class B (flammable liquid) fires after Monnex (potassium allophanate), and can be used against some energized electrical equipment fires (USA class C fires). [2]

5. Lithium-ion batteries causing fires, dangers on California ...

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   For the record: 7:04 a.m. Oct. 28, 2024: An earlier version of this article said a lithium-ion battery fire occurred on Interstate 15 near Bakersfield.It was near Baker. For more than two days, a ...

6. Blaze in South Korea battery plant kills 22 workers - AOL

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   HWASEONG, South Korea (Reuters) -Multiple powerful explosions set a lithium battery factory on fire in South Korea on Monday, killing 22 workers, most of them Chinese nationals, as it burned out ...

7. The Pyrene Company Limited - Wikipedia

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   Also in these years the company received commissions from the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell to develop mediums for extinguishing sodium and lithium fires, which they produced under the Pyromet brand-name. The fire extinguisher manufacturer Minimax Limited, was purchased by Pyrene in 1955.